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Competitiveness, Perfectionism, and a Fear of Failure

Competitiveness, Perfectionism, and a Fear of Failure

I’m what some people may call competitive. (There are several of my coworkers giggling right now at this understatement.) I’m also a perfectionist. These personality traits have their pros and cons. Together, on a good day, they can help me rule the world! But today, I want to talk about one of the cons: fear of failure. I hate to lose. It’s not that I’m a sore loser, I truly try not to be. I am normally super encouraging to…

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From Orange to Gold: Personality Changes

From Orange to Gold: Personality Changes

We all know that we change as we grow up. It’s expected. Between puberty, hormones, the craziness that is high school, and the newfound independence that comes with college, no one expects to be the exact same person. What came as a huge surprise to me is how much I’ve changed in the first decade of my career. I used to be an extrovert. If any of you knew me in my teen years, you are probably thinking something along…

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